What is the severity of CVE-2017-8447?

CVE-2017-8447 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to improper privilege enforcement that may allow unauthorized actions on indices.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8447?

To fix CVE-2017-8447, upgrade your X-Pack Security version to 5.6.0 or later to ensure proper permission controls.

What impact does CVE-2017-8447 have on my X-Pack Security?

CVE-2017-8447 may allow users with limited permissions to perform unauthorized delete and index operations on indices.

Which versions of X-Pack are affected by CVE-2017-8447?

CVE-2017-8447 affects X-Pack Security versions 5.3.0 to 5.5.2.

How can I determine if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2017-8447?

To determine if your system is vulnerable to CVE-2017-8447, check if you are using X-Pack Security versions 5.3.0 to 5.5.2 and review user permission settings.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-8447

medium

6.5

CWE

269 284

28/9/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-8447

First published: Thu Sep 28 2017(Updated: )

An error was found in the X-Pack Security 5.3.0 to 5.5.2 privilege enforcement. If a user has either 'delete' or 'index' permissions on an index in a cluster, they may be able to issue both delete and index requests against that index.

Credit: bressers@elastic.co

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Elastic	=5.3.0
Elastic	=5.3.1
Elastic	=5.3.2
Elastic	=5.3.3
Elastic	=5.4.0
Elastic	=5.5.0
Elastic	=5.5.2

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Reference Links

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-5-6-0-and-5-5-3-security-update/100089

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8447?
CVE-2017-8447 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to improper privilege enforcement that may allow unauthorized actions on indices.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8447?
To fix CVE-2017-8447, upgrade your X-Pack Security version to 5.6.0 or later to ensure proper permission controls.
What impact does CVE-2017-8447 have on my X-Pack Security?
CVE-2017-8447 may allow users with limited permissions to perform unauthorized delete and index operations on indices.
Which versions of X-Pack are affected by CVE-2017-8447?
CVE-2017-8447 affects X-Pack Security versions 5.3.0 to 5.5.2.
How can I determine if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2017-8447?
To determine if your system is vulnerable to CVE-2017-8447, check if you are using X-Pack Security versions 5.3.0 to 5.5.2 and review user permission settings.

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